पञ्चाङ्ग — Howrah, West Bengal · December 3, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra153.51°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.13°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha218.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.14°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra182.99°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani134.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

Howrah, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:28
Gulika Kāla12:49 – 14:10
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:02 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:28 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:49 – 14:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:10 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:31 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:53 – 18:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:31 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:10 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:49 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:28 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 06:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.5958°
Longitude: 88.2636°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865972.27
Julian Day2454437.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.47°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9636°), declination -22.02°, EoT 9.36 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2007-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)